Had the christmas storm actually been something noteworthy, I would be fine riding it out till spring. But I have been able to clear by driveway with a broom all season, so I would like at least 1 shovel-able event that is not in May.
Its sad that the highlights of the winter lately have been the Beavis snow meltdown, followed by this comment, followed by more complaining that Chicago's winter climo sucks.
Misleading a bit, yes. But from a sensible weather standpoint, Chicago's average high in January is ~31 degrees. So warmer than average pushes us to the wrong side of the freeze line for those who enjoy such things.